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EP2974194B1
EP2974194B1 EP14709641.6A EP14709641A EP2974194B1 EP 2974194 B1 EP2974194 B1 EP 2974194B1 EP 14709641 A EP14709641 A EP 14709641A EP 2974194 B1 EP2974194 B1 EP 2974194B1
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  • the present invention generally relates to the field of telecommunications systems using a multi-carrier filterbank modulation, also called Filter Bank Multi-Carrier (FBMC) systems.
  • FBMC Filter Bank Multi-Carrier
  • Telecommunication systems using a multi-carrier modulation are well known in the state of the art.
  • the principle of such a modulation consists in dividing the transmission band into a plurality of sub-channels associated with sub-carriers and modulating each of these sub-carriers by the data to be transmitted.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • each OFDM symbol block is preceded by a guard interval or a cyclic prefix, which is longer than the temporal spread of the impulse response of the channel, so as to eliminate the interference intersymbol. Inserting a guard interval or a prefix, however, leads to a loss of spectral efficiency. Finally, since the spectral occupation of an OFDM signal is substantially greater than the subcarrier band that it uses due to the spread of the side lobes, the OFDM modulation is not an optimal solution for applications requiring high out-of-band rejection rates,.
  • FBMC filter bank Multi Carrier
  • FBMC modulation is based on a filter bank synthesis on transmission and a filter bank analysis on reception.
  • the Fig. 1 schematically shows the structure of a first transmission / reception system FBMC known from the state of the art.
  • This structure uses a so-called transmultiplexer configuration described below.
  • Each block of N symbols is provided in parallel with N input channels of a preprocessing module 110, called preprocessing OQAM ( Offset QAM ), detailed below.
  • Each output channel of the OQAM module is subject, at 120, to an oversampling of a factor N / 2.
  • the duration of the impulse responses of the synthesis filters is order of K blocks or equivalently of K symbols FBMC.
  • the output signals of the polyphase filters are summed at 140 and the resulting signal is transmitted on the transmission channel 150.
  • the outputs of the analysis filters are decimated by an N / 2 factor at 170 and the samples thus obtained are transmitted on N parallel channels to an OQAM post-processing module, 180, detailed below.
  • the structure of the OQAM preprocessing module has been illustrated in Fig. 2A .
  • the symbol x k [ n ] on the path k is decomposed into its real part and its imaginary part, the real and imaginary parts then being oversampled by a factor 2 at 220.
  • the imaginary part is further delayed by one sampling period NOT 2 f before summation with the real part in 230.
  • the real part is delayed by a sampling period NOT 2 f before summation with the imaginary part in 230.
  • the output data of the adder 230 consist of the real and imaginary parts of the input symbols, interleaved temporally.
  • the structure of the OQAM post-processing module has been illustrated in Fig. 2B .
  • post-processing is represented for a path k of even rank and for a path k of odd rank.
  • Postprocessing consists in multiplying the successive data of the k- channel by the conjugated elements of the sequence ⁇ k not , as represented in 250, then to take the real part of the result obtained.
  • the samples are then multiplexed and recombined at 290 after the odd samples have been multiplied by j, at 270, so as to reconstitute the QAM symbols.
  • the samples are then multiplexed and recombined at 290 after the even samples have been multiplied by j, at 270, again to reconstitute the QAM symbols.
  • the FBMC filterbank makes it possible to individually choose the frequency response of each carrier and therefore the frequency response over the entire band of the signal.
  • the prototype filter can be chosen so as to have steep sides and to ensure a high rate of out-of-band rejection.
  • the Fig. 3 schematically shows the structure of a second transmission / reception system FBMC known from the state of the art.
  • the issuing system of the Fig. 3 comprises, on the one hand, an emitter consisting of an OQAM 310 pre-processing module, identical to the module 110 of the Fig. 1 , and a synthesis filter bank, 320, and on the other hand, a receiver consisting of an analysis filter bank, 360, and a post-processing module 380 identical to the post-processing module 180 of the Fig. 1 .
  • the synthesis filter bank, 320 consists of an IFFT module (inverse fast Fourier transform), 330, of a plurality N of polyphase filters 333 whose impulse responses are given by the expression (1), d a plurality of oversamplers 335 at the output of the different polyphase filters, a plurality of delays, 337, arranged in parallel and ranging from 0 to ( N -1) sampling periods, the outputs of the polyphase filters, oversampled and delayed by being summed by the adder 339 before transmission on the channel 350.
  • IFFT module inverse fast Fourier transform
  • the analysis filter bank, 360 comprises a plurality of delays, 363, arranged in parallel and varying from 0 to ( N -1) sampling periods, in the inverse order of the delays 337.
  • the sample flows resulting from the different delays are then decimated by a factor N / 2 by the decimators 365 and then filtered by the analysis filters 367.
  • the analysis filters have a conjugated impulse response and reversed temporally with respect to the filter corresponding summary. Since the prototype filter is real-time and symmetric by time inversion, it can be shown that an analysis filter has the same impulse response as the corresponding synthesis filter.
  • the symbols at the output of the synthesis filters are then subject to an FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) in 370, the different Frequency components of the FFT are then provided to the post-processing module 380.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • the Fig. 4 illustrates the waveform of the output signal of the transmitter of the Fig. 3 when an FBMC symbol packet is transmitted on the transmission channel.
  • symbol FBMC is meant the signal generated at the output of the transmitter, corresponding to a block of symbols x 0 [ n ] , ..., x N -1 [ n ].
  • the output signal of the transmitter comprises a first portion 421, corresponding to the rise time of the prototype filter, extending over ( K -1) / 2 symbols FBMC, a second portion 420 corresponding to the packet transmitted, and a third portion 430, corresponding to the descent time of the prototype filter, also extending on ( K -1) / 2 symbols FBMC.
  • This synchronization comprises two steps.
  • the receiver must synchronize its sampling times to those of the transmitter. Then, it must stall in time and frequency on the beginning of each FBMC packet.
  • a preamble at a predetermined time interval of the beginning of the payload packet is generally used for this purpose, providing for silence during this interval, the length of this interval being chosen to be greater than the descent time of the prototype filter so that the preamble does not interfere with the useful data.
  • the Fig. 5 schematically represents the waveform of a signal at the output of the transmitter of the Fig. 3 when such a synchronization preamble is provided.
  • the preamble 510, the silence period 520 and the useful data packet 530 are distinguished.
  • the determination of the peak of the autocorrelation function is not very precise, especially in the presence of noise on the transmission channel.
  • this synchronization method is not suitable when the receiver receives the signal from several users, as is the case in particular on the uplink of a cellular system (base station receiving several simultaneous upstream communications), the packets from different users are usually shifted in time. It is then necessary to determine the beginning of each packet and to provide as many banks of analysis filters as users, a complex solution that can not be implemented in practice.
  • the synchronization of the FBMC receiver can operate in the frequency domain.
  • the passage in the frequency domain is carried out continuously, along the water and the beginning of the FFT occurs at any time. Synchronization is then performed after the FFT, in the frequency domain.
  • a FBMC receiver synchronization method operating in the frequency domain has been proposed in the TH Stitz et al. entitled “Practical issues in frequency domain synchronization for multicarrier transmission based filtering", published in Proc. of. ISCCSP, 2008, pp. 411-416, March 12-14, 2008 .
  • This proposed method also makes it possible to perform equalization in the frequency domain, subcarrier by subcarrier.
  • the receiver uses a training sequence (pilot symbol sequence) for each subcarrier and a subcarrier correlator.
  • the synchronization is done by means of phase compensation performed for each equalizer, subcarrier by subcarrier, and is therefore relatively complex.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a receiver FBMC using a synchronization method operating in the frequency domain, particularly simple to implement, if necessary after a coarse synchronization has been performed in the time domain.
  • a subsidiary aim of the present invention is to allow equalization of the signal received by the receiver, which is particularly simple to implement.
  • the sampling time error estimation module performs for each carrier of said subset of carriers an estimate of the impulse response at the frequency of this subcarrier of a set of synthesis filters, transmission channel, filter bank analysis to from pilot symbols, and calculates a metric from the impulse responses thus estimated.
  • the metric is preferably a quadratic sum of said impulse responses for the subcarriers of said subset, said metric being computed in three consecutive sampling instants to give three metric values, the error estimation module determining the the moment at which a parabolic function, passing through the three metric values at these three instants, reaches its maximum and deducing the error on the sampling instants.
  • the metric may be a correlation of said impulse responses for the subcarriers of said subset, the error estimation module, the error estimation module determining the error on the sampling instants from phase of the correlation result.
  • the subset of the subcarriers for calculating the metric may consist of subcarriers whose modulus of the impulse response is greater than a predetermined threshold.
  • the interpolator filter uses a spline interpolation function, said function being identical for the plurality of subcarriers.
  • the interpolator filter uses a Lagrange interpolation polynomial, the coefficients of said polynomial being identical for the plurality of subcarriers.
  • the receiver further comprises an OQAM postprocessing module, an OQAM symbol being represented by two consecutive samples of the same sub-carrier, the interpolator filter comprising a first module interpolating the real parts of a plurality of successive samples and a second module interpolating the imaginary parts of said plurality of successive samples.
  • the interpolator filter is advantageously followed by a phase shift module performing a phase compensation of the samples. interpolated by multiplication by a phase term exp (- j ⁇ ( k )) where ⁇ ( k ) is proportional to the frequency of the subcarrier ( k ) and to the sampling time error.
  • phase shift module may be followed by an equalizer in the frequency domain.
  • said signal consists of frames, each frame comprising a preamble followed by a payload packet, the preamble comprising a plurality of pilot symbols on subcarriers, said active subcarriers, of said plurality of subcarriers , each pilot symbol being surrounded by a guard ring in time and in frequency, the receiver determining the energy received on said active subcarriers and opening a time window when this energy crosses a predetermined threshold, the receiver then determining the beginning said packet when the energy of the received signal reaches a maximum.
  • said signal consists of frames, each frame comprising a preamble followed by a payload packet, the preamble comprising for at least one carrier a synchronization sequence, the receiver comprising a timing module in the time domain, this module receiving the input samples of the Fourier transform module and performing a correlation with said synchronization sequence to obtain a correlation peak, and performing a synchronization of the beginning of the Fourier transform from the position of the correlation peak as well as got.
  • the Fig. 6 represents a FBMC receiver according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • This receiver comprises an analysis filter bank 610 identical to the filter bank 360 of the Fig. 3 , a synchronization module 620, and a post-processing module 630, identical to the post-processing module 380 of the Fig. 3 .
  • the FFT module performs FFT run-of-the-river, that is, without stalling at the beginning of a data packet.
  • the synchronization module receives the samples from the frequency bins of the FFT module, each channel being associated with a subcarrier. It therefore operates in the frequency domain.
  • the sequence of the samples represents a subcarrier signal, a QAM symbol transmitted by the transmitter on the frequency of the subcarrier corresponding to two successive samples in quadrature.
  • the idea underlying the invention is to perform interpolation between successive symbols (at the output of FFT) after estimating the error on the sampling instants.
  • the synchronization module 620 comprises an error estimator on the sampling instants 621, and, for each sub-carrier k , an interpolator filter 622 receiving the error thus estimated, followed by a phase shift module 626.
  • This phase shift module may optionally be followed by an equalizer 627.
  • the Fig. 7A illustrates the situation where the sampling instants coincide with those where the samples are received. More specifically, the Fig. 7A represents the function R boy Wut k for an emitted sample.
  • the sampling time t n coincides here with the maximum of the function R boy Wut k .
  • the values of R boy Wut k are not zero at times t n -1 and t n +1 . Note, however, that these values do not create interference, since the samples received on the same channel at times t n -1 and t n +1 are purely imaginary if the sample received at time t n is real, and Conversely.
  • the values of R boy Wut k being zero at times t n -2 and t n +2 , no interference is generated at these times as well.
  • the Fig. 7B illustrates the situation where the receiver makes an error ⁇ on the sampling instant t n .
  • sampling time t n no longer corresponds to the maximum of the function R boy Wut k and that interferences are generated at times t n -2 and t n +2 .
  • the interpolator filter interpolates between successive samples. More precisely, the interpolator filter comprises a first interpolation module interpolating the samples on the real axis and a second interpolation module on the quadrature axis.
  • the answer R boy Wut k being substantially identical for two successive samples, it can be considered that the interpolation function is the same on these two axes.
  • the interpolation can be performed by means of an interpolation function ⁇ k ( t ) , for example a spline function or a polynomial function of Lagrange, in a manner known per se.
  • the interpolation function is determined to pass through the values of the plurality of samples.
  • the computation of the interpolation function can only be performed once for all the N subcarriers.
  • the calculation can be performed on a set of carriers and the interpolation polynomial coefficients can be averaged over this set.
  • interpolated resampling makes it possible to limit intersymbol interference.
  • the rejection of inter-symbol interference will depend on the quality of the interpolator filter.
  • the interpolated samples there ⁇ not k at the output of the multiplexer 626 are phase-shifted in the phase-shifting module 626. More precisely, the phase-shifting module performs a phase compensation by means of a multiplication by the phase term exp (- j ⁇ (k) ).
  • the phase shift module may be followed by an equalizer, 627, in the frequency domain.
  • This equalizer can operate on two successive symbols (that is to say on successive samples having ranks of the same parity) or on a plurality P of successive samples (linear P- filter taken).
  • the equalizer can implement an equalization method ZF ( Zero Forcing ) or MMSE ( Minimum Mean Square Error ) manner known per se.
  • the sampling time error estimator 621 performs an estimate of the impulse response of the synthesis filter bank set, channel, analysis filter bank at the frequency of each subcarrier k , as detailed below.
  • This summation may relate to all the sub-carriers or be limited to those not undergoing significant fading . Since the autocorrelation function operates identically for all sub-carriers, this means determining the subcarriers k such that
  • the sampling time error estimator, 621 calculates the metric T [ n ] defined by (7) for three consecutive samples, namely T [ n -1 ] , T [ n ] and T [ n +1 ] and determines the moment at which this metric reaches its maximum.
  • the error ⁇ on the sampling instants can be determined by the estimator 621 from the correlation between impulse responses relative to different subcarriers.
  • h k [n] and h k + m [n] responses impulses of the synthesis filter set, channel and analysis filter, for the subcarriers k and k + m
  • the transmission channel is not or is selectively frequency selective, that is to say when ⁇ k ⁇ ⁇ k + m ' the error ⁇ can be determined from the phase of T' [ n ] .
  • the coefficients ⁇ k are known.
  • the error ⁇ can be determined from T ' [ n ] and the term ⁇ k ⁇ k ⁇ k + m * .
  • the error estimator, 621 must be able to estimate the impulse response h k [ n ].
  • This impulse response can be obtained from pilot symbols placed for example in the preamble of the payload packet.
  • the impulse response h k [ n ] has a spread in time and in frequency.
  • the prototype filter is chosen so that this spread is relatively low.
  • the interference generated by a symbol at time t n on subcarrier k can be visualized by means of the table: t n -2 t n -1 t n t n +1 t n +2 k -1 -0.1250 -0.2063j 0.24 0.2063j -0.1250 k 0 0.5638 1 0.5638 0 k +1 -0.1250 0.2063j 0.24 -0.2063j -0.1250
  • the interference generated by the symbol in question extends only over two sampling periods before and after said symbol and on a sub-carrier on either side of the sub-carrier k.
  • the guard ring will have a time span of two sampling periods before and after the pilot symbol and a frequency range of one subcarrier on either side of the pilot symbol. this last.
  • the Fig. 9 schematically represents a frame of the signal received by the receiver.
  • This frame comprises a preamble, 910, followed by a payload packet, 920.
  • the preamble includes pilot symbols indicated by black diamonds.
  • the useful data is indicated by shaded lozenges (for imaginary values) and shaded circles (for real values).
  • pilot symbols may be incorporated within the payload packet.
  • the Fig. 10 schematically represents a FBMC receiver using a timing method in the time and frequency domains, according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the receiver comprises an analysis filter bank 1010, a first synchronization module 1020 operating in the frequency domain and an OQAM post-processing module, 1030.
  • the modules 1010, 1020 and 1030 are respectively identical to modules 610, 620 and 630 of the Fig. 6 .
  • the FBMC receiver of the Fig. 10 comprises a second synchronization module 1040 operating in the time domain, ie before the FFT.
  • This embodiment assumes that a synchronization sequence is present in the preamble. On the transmitter side, this synchronization sequence is incorporated in the preamble downstream of the IFFT module, on at least one sub-carrier.
  • the second synchronization module correlates the outputs of the analysis filters with the synchronization sequence.
  • the correlation peak is used to determine the beginning of the FFT. However, this peak is generally not pronounced and noisy, it is not possible to obtain precisely the sampling time.
  • the second synchronization module performs a coarse synchronization and the first synchronization module performs a fine synchronization by means of interpolation of the samples in the frequency domain as described in the context of the first embodiment.

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  1. Empfänger für ein Multiträgersignal, das durch eine Synthesefilterbank synthetisiert ist, wobei der Empfänger eine Mehrzahl von Analysefiltern zum Analysieren des Signals nach einer Abtastung an Abtastzeitpunkten umfasst, wobei die Ausgänge der Filter mit einem Fouriertransformationsmodul verbunden sind, das für eine Mehrzahl von Unterträgern Abtastwerte in der Frequenzdomäne liefert, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ferner umfasst:
    - ein Modul zur Fehlerabschätzung an den Abtastzeitpunkten (621), das die Abtastwerte für wenigstens eine Untergesamtheit der Mehrzahl von Unterträgern und für eine Mehrzahl der Abtastzeitpunkte empfängt und eine Abschätzung ihres Fehlers liefert;
    und für jeden Unterträger der Mehrzahl von Unterträgern:
    - ein Interpolationsfilter (622), das die Abschätzung des Fehlers empfängt und Abtastwerte eines Unterträgers interpoliert, um einen interpolierten Abtastwert an einem Abtastzeitpunkt, korrigiert um den Fehler, zu liefern.
  2. Empfänger nach Anspruch 1 dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Modul zur Fehlerabschätzung an den Abtastzeitpunkten für jeden Unterträger der Untergesamtheit von Unterträgern eine Abschätzung der Impulsantwort bei der Frequenz dieses Unterträgers einer Gesamtheit von Synthesefilterbank, Übertragungskanal, Analysefilterbank ausgehend von Steuersymbolen durchführt und eine Metrik berechnet ausgehend von den derart geschätzten Impulsantworten.
  3. Empfänger nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Metrik eine quadratische Summe der Impulsantworten für die Unterträger der Untergesamtheit ist, wobei die Metrik an 3 aufeinanderfolgenden Abtastzeitpunkten berechnet wird, um 3 Metrikwerte zu liefern, wobei das Fehlerabschätzmodul den Zeitpunkt bestimmt, an dem eine parabolische Funktion, die durch die 3 Metrikwerte an diesen 3 Zeitpunkten verläuft, ihr Maximum erreicht, und hieraus den Fehler an den Abtastzeitpunkten herleitet.
  4. Empfänger nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Metrik eine Korrelation der Impulsantworten für die Unterträger der Untergesamtheit ist, wobei das Fehlerabschätzmodul den Fehler an den Abtastzeitpunkten ausgehend von der Phase des Korrelationsergebnisses bestimmt.
  5. Empfänger nach den Ansprüchen 3 und 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Untergesamtheit der Unterträger durch Unterträger gebildet ist, bei denen ein Betrag der Impulsantwort größer als eine vorbestimmte Schwelle ist.
  6. Empfänger nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Interpolationsfilter eine Interpolationsfunktion vom Spline-Typ verwendet, wobei die Funktion für die Mehrzahl der Unterträger identisch ist.
  7. Empfänger nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Interpolationsfilter ein Lagrange-Interpolationspolynom verwendet, wobei die Koeffizienten des Polynoms für die Mehrzahl der Unterträger identisch sind.
  8. Empfänger nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Empfänger ferner ein OQAM-Nachbearbeitungsmodul (630) umfasst, wobei ein OQAM-Symbol durch 2 aufeinanderfolgende Abtastwerte ein- und desselben Unterträgers repräsentiert ist, wobei das Interpolationsfilter ein erstes Modul umfasst, das die Realteile einer Mehrzahl von aufeinanderfolgenden Abtastwerten interpoliert, sowie ein zweites Modul, das die Imaginärteile der Mehrzahl von aufeinanderfolgenden Abtastwerten interpoliert.
  9. Empfänger nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für jeden Unterträger auf das Interpolationsfilter ein Phasenverschiebungsmodul (626) folgt, das eine Phasenkompensation der interpolierten Abtastwerte durchführt mit Hilfe einer Multiplikation mit einem Phasenterm exp (-jΦ(k)) wobei Φ(k) proportional ist zur Frequenz des Unterträgers (k) und zum Fehler an den Abtastzeitpunkten.
  10. Empfänger nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für jeden Unterträger auf das Phasenverschiebungsmodul (626) ein Entzerrer (627) in der Frequenzdomäne folgt.
  11. Empfänger nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Signal durch Frames gebildet ist, wobei jedes Frame eine Präambel umfasst, auf die ein Paket von Nutzdaten folgt, wobei die Präambel eine Mehrzahl von Steuersymbolen auf den Unterträgern umfasst, genannt aktive Unterträger aus der Mehrzahl von Unterträgern, wobei jedes Steuersymbol umgeben ist von einem Zeit- und Frequenzschutzring, wobei der Empfänger die Energie bestimmt, die auf den aktiven Unterträgern empfangen wird, und ein Zeitfenster öffnet, wenn diese Energie eine vorbestimmte Schwelle übersteigt, wobei der Empfänger dann den Beginn des Pakets bestimmt, wenn die Energie des empfangenen Signals ein Maximum erreicht.
  12. Empfänger nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüchen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Signal durch Frames gebildet ist, wobei jedes Frame eine Präambel umfasst, auf die ein Paket von Nutzdaten folgt, wobei die Präambel für wenigstens einen Träger eine Synchronisationssequenz umfasst, wobei der Empfänger ein Modul zur Synchronisation in der Zeitdomäne (640) umfasst, wobei dieses Modul die Abtastwerte am Eingang des Fouriertransformationsmoduls empfängt und eine Korrelation mit der Synchronisationssequenz durchführt, um einen Korrelationspeak zu erhalten, und eine Synchronisation des Beginns der Fouriertransformation ausgehend von der Position des derart erhaltenen Korrelationspeaks durchführt.
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